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Tue Jul 11, 2006 18:33 pm Difference between 'talking books' and 'audio books' |
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Hi,
'Talkingbook' is a word unknown to the OED... And in the OED the word 'audiobook' is spelt together (although I'm sure Torsten's spelling is correct, too). |
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 19:59 pm Difference between 'talking books' and 'audio books' |
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Hi Torsten
That is an interesting question. After a short bit of googling, it appears that "talking book" has a more direct connection with a book specifically recorded for the blind or visually impaired and audiobook is for any and everyone.
You get millions of results for both "audiobook" and "audio book" using Google.
Here are a couple of links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_book http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_Book http://www.answers.com/topic/talking-book
(The "talking book" link is about a Stevie Wonder album.)
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 20:06 pm Difference between 'talking books' and 'audio books' |
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Hi,
Do you have any idea about why the word 'talkingbook' is missing in the OED? |
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 20:24 pm Difference between 'talking books' and 'audio books' |
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Well, "talkingbook" (i.e., one single word) doesn't get much out of Google, either --- only around 600 results.
But as two words ("talking book"), Google will supply you with 1,300,000 results.
Did you also check the OED under just "book"? . |
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Tue Jul 11, 2006 23:25 pm Audio book vs. talking book |
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I'm of the impression that somebody told me the word talking book (or 'talkingbook') was the Australian version of audio book but I'm not sure who exactly that was... _________________ Test Of English for International Communication TOEIC Preparation & TOEIC Vocabulary |
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